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Christ,J.L.

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Natural history, classification and nomenclature of the insects of the bee, wasp and ant family. Text only, Frankfurt, Hermann 1791. 4°. 535 S. Hardcover (bumped and rubbed, partly scuffed). Kayser I, p. 440. ADB 4, p. 143 - Important entomological work by the German priest and fruit-growing expert Johann Ludwig Christ (1793-1813) with detailed descriptions of numerous species of wasps, bees and ants. - Browned in places, spotty (strong bend at end). Former library copy - Provenance: From the library of the phytomedicalist and entomologist Hans Blunck (1885-1958).